The High Costs of the Cloud
Data centers make “the cloud” tangible. The supposed benefits—such as jobs—might not be.
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(1) Coming soon--Interview with Bob Pollin: Today's image is a lovely drawing of Polish macroeconomist Michal Kalecki,
Bill Black: Taxing Poor Workers to Subsidize Rich Bankers
.The latest from Bill Black, professor of economics and law at the University of Missouri at Kansas City, former banking
NSA, Greenwald, Snowden
. (1) Watch the interview with NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, by journalist (not mere "blogger," NYT!) and filmmaker Laura
Links and Upcoming Articles
(1) Wall Street Real Estate Buying Spree: You heard it from us first in our March/April cover story by
Ron Baiman: China's State Capitalism Trumps Neo-Liberal Capitalism
China's Expanding Empire: State Capitalism Trumps Neo-Liberal Capitalism If you didn't catch this opinion piece
Left Forum 2013, June 7-9, NYC
Left Form 2013: We hope lots of people go to this year's Left Forum, now being held in
Baiman on Apple; Black on Money Laundering; etc.
(1) Greece and the Crisis of Europe: Which Way Out? We're happy to have just posted to our
IRS, Foreclosures, etc.
(1) David Cay Johnston on IRS "Scandal": There was a very good Salon.com piece about this, The
Grover Norquist is Right to Oppose Internet Sales Taxes
When I visited my brother in London a few years back, I toted a suitcase packed with tennis balls. I
Pollin, Gini, Retro, Ferguson, etc.
Ok, here's what's been on the back burner; no image today because I am posting three
Unemployment Is Down, So What's the Problem?
The "headline" unemployment rate, or U-3 by its Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) designation, has declined from
The Chained CPI Is Bad for Seniors and for Accuracy
The word "thuggish" comes to mind. "I'm not a number," says the older man